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THE LIGHT OF THE EVENING


I love the way light speckles across our front porch in the evening.

Just as it hits about six or seven at night and the sun slowly begins to make its decent across the sky, we take a few minutes to sit and enjoy the last of the heavy, summer air.  It won't be much longer until our late evenings begin to be lit up by moonlight instead of the sun; the days are much shorter then.  It's still fascinating to me how new things are to Sofia now that she can walk on her own.  Even the sidewalk in front of our house must seem like an infinite road into the glistening golden light-- I want to keep as much of that magic alive as I can.

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  1. Beautiful light. And I love her little ponytail! I can't wait till I can do that : ) Jude x

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  2. Oh how she has grown, Bella was the same we spent most are afternoons in our front porch (old place) playing with water & just watching her walk.

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  3. ...and soon it will be our turn to have light on our front porch at 7pm instead of battening down the hatches at 5. I can't wait. Those dying days of summer always make me feel a little bit sad that it's almost all over again.

    And I don't know if I've said this before but Sofia, ohhhhh my. I want to squeeze those chubby legs! She is so precious x

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  4. As much as I love the beauty of summer I cant wait for fall to come, it is by far my favorite season.

    You write beautifully and Sofia is so sweet!!

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